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Explosion hits near military base in Nigeria (AP)
AP - An emergency management official says an explosion has struck near a military base in a central Nigerian city at the heart of riots that killed hundreds of people last year.
Sierra Leone opposition: gov't provoking violence (AP)
AP - The top opposition presidential candidate is accusing Sierra Leone's ruling party of provoking violence ahead of November polls.
Chinese workers held in Sudan board plane to leave (AP)
AP - Chinese workers abducted in Sudan during a rebel attack on a work site boarded a Red Cross plane to leave rebel territory Tuesday after apparently being released, a state news agency said.
Kidnapped Chinese workers in Sudan freed (Reuters)
Reuters - Rebel forces in Sudan's border state of South Kordofan released 29 Chinese workers to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Tuesday, 10 days after they were kidnapped, Sudan's foreign ministry said.
Nigeria military detains French TV journalists (AP)
AP - Soldiers guarding a city at the heart of ethnic and religious clashes in Nigeria detained and later threw out journalists working for a French television station trying to cover the ongoing unrest there, the reporters said.
South Africa minister: Mines won't be nationalized (AP)
AP - Nationalization is not an option for South Africa's troubled mining industry, the country's mining minister told an international audience Tuesday.
Egyptians cancel meetings with U.S. lawmakers after aid warnings (Reuters)
Reuters - An Egyptian military delegation abruptly cancelled its meetings with U.S. lawmakers to return to Cairo on Monday after warnings from both Congress and the White House that Egypt's crackdown on non-governmental groups could threaten its $1.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid.
Gunmen kill five in Libyan refugee camp: hospital staff (Reuters)
Reuters - Gunmen killed five Libyan refugees at their camp in a Tripoli suburb Monday, residents and hospital sources said, underscoring the volatility in the country months after Muammar Gaddafi's overthrow.
Nigeria names seven behind Eni pipeline blast (Reuters)
Reuters - Nigeria's military has named seven people it says were behind an attack on an oil pipeline belonging to Italy's Eni on Saturday, and denied a claim that a former separatist militia in the Niger Delta was responsible.
Egypt army urges swift move to presidential election (Reuters)
Reuters - Egypt's military leadership called for a swift move to a presidential election on Monday and security forces sealed off the Interior Ministry in Cairo from stone-throwing protesters clashing with riot police for a fifth day.
Syria protesters hurl rocks at China embassy in Libya (Reuters)
Reuters - Syrian and Libyan demonstrators hurled rocks, eggs and tomatoes at the Chinese embassy in Tripoli on Monday, after Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution backing an Arab plan urging Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to give up power.
Top UN official to leave Sierra Leone (AP)
AP - Political parties in Sierra Leone say a top U.N. representative to the nation is leaving as polls approach later this year.
Zimbabwe general's death shrouded in suspicion (AP)
AP - Testimony before an inquest into a Zimbabwean power broker's fiery death ended Monday, leaving the last hours of Gen. Solomon Mujuru's life shrouded in suspicion he was murdered by political rivals.
Chevron rig burns off Nigeria as damage hits shore (AP)
AP - As a fire at a Chevron Corp. gas rig off Nigeria's coast continues to burn, locals say they're seeing signs of its effects on the environment and the health of those living nearby.
Sudanese rebels say to release Chinese workers "soon" (Reuters)
Reuters - Sudanese rebels said on Monday they will release "soon" 29 Chinese workers held in the border state of South Kordofan where the army has been fighting insurgents for months.
Egypt's EFG says chairman banned from travel (AP)
AP - Egypt-based investment bank EFG Hermes says that the prosecutor general has banned its chairman from travel.
NGO worker cases sent to Egypt court in funding row (Reuters)
Reuters - The cases of 40 foreign and Egyptian activists, including 19 Americans subject to travel bans over their work for pro-democracy and other groups, have been referred to court, judicial sources said Sunday, deepening a row with the United States.
Nigerian militants attack Eni oil pipeline in delta (Reuters)
Reuters - A Nigerian militant group based in the oil-producing Niger Delta said it attacked an oil pipeline owned by Italian firm Eni on Sunday, a strike the military said was the work of criminal gangs.
Libya court postpones trial of Gaddafi loyalists (Reuters)
Reuters - "The decision (to postpone) was made in the wake of listening to the pleadings of the defense panel that argued that this military court is not a competent entity and called for referring the case to the civil judiciary," LANA said on its website.
Nigeria ruling party wins vote in violence-hit north (Reuters)
Reuters - Nigeria's ruling People's Democratic party (PDP) won a governorship election in the northern state of Adamawa, despite fierce criticism over the party's handling of an insurgency in the north.

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